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Just how far will a government go to hide the truth? - Defence of the Realm
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Title: Defence of the Realm

Release Date: 9 May 1986

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Action, Thriller

Director: Enigma Productions, The Rank Organisation, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

Production Companies: Enigma Productions, The Rank Organisation, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

Overview: A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.

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Average Vote: 6.5 (34 votes)

Cast

  • Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen: Gabriel Byrne
  • Nina Beckman: Greta Scacchi
  • Vernon Bayliss: Denholm Elliott
  • Dennis Markham: Ian Bannen
  • Victor Kingsbrook: Fulton Mackay
  • Jack Macleod: Bill Paterson
  • Harry Champion: David Calder
  • Arnold Reece: Frederick Treves
  • Leo McAskey: Robbie Coltrane
  • Steven Dyce: Steven Woodcock
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